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Kevin Prince-Boateng had a disappointing spell at Tottenham before he joined Borussia Dortmund on loan - but despite impressing manager Jurgen Klopp he was unable to earn a permanent move

Ireland face Scotland in quarter-final eliminator with tournament desperate for a thriller after succession of blowouts do damage to its credibility

Alex Albon is convinced that the door is open for Lando Norris to join his former team, Red Bull, despite the fact the McLaren driver signed a new deal last year

Ollie Watkins earned a recall to the England squad this week after firing a hat-trick for Aston Villa against Brighton under the watching eyes of Gareth Southgate - and he's now been handed a new deal

The use of VAR has come under intense scrutiny following the shocking decision during Liverpool's clash with Tottenham last weekend and Wolves manager Gary O'Neil has confessed he's "more confused than I've ever been"

Sergio Perez admitted he "struggled a lot" in qualifying for the Qatar Grand Prix, but Red Bull's team principal Christian Horner offered a defence of the 33-year-old

Rugby world braced for major impact as England's "scary" wrecking ball centre comes up against hard-hitting country of his birth in Pool D finale

England boss Gareth Southgate has called up Bukayo Saka for his squad despite the Arsenal star nursing a persistent injury, but Wales boss Rob Page is not risking Tottenham's Brennan Johnson

Quinton de Kock is set to retire from ODI cricket after this year's World Cup and the South African wicketkeeper was at the centre of a major controversy at the 2021 T20 World Cup when he missed a game after refusing to take the knee

Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton clarified some of his recent comments on Andretti ahead of the Qatar Grand Prix after lauding the prospect of increased competition earlier this week

Birmingham came from behind to beat West Brom on Friday night in a local Midlands derby but Baggies boss Carlos Corberan was furious over a controversial penalty decision which cost his side

Birmingham came from behind to win for the first time in over two-and-a-half years as goals from Dion Sanderson, Juninho Bacuna and Gary Gardner sealed all three points

Wales have overseen a major turnaround in the past 12 months with Warren Gatland back at the helm, returning shortly after the embarrassing defeat at the hands of Georgia, whom they face this weekend

Newcastle have already enjoyed a swift rise up the English and European football ladder since their Saudi-backed takeover and plans are now being put in place for even more progress

Wood looks to defend his featherweight world title against Warrington tonight in Sheffield and women's world champion Terri Harper fights Cecilia Braekhus

Scotland need a bonus point win against Ireland to keep their World Cup dream alive with Finn Russell's battle against Johnny Sexton set to be key in deciding the winner

Southampton striker Adam Armstrong has played a starring role under new manager Russell Martin following the Saints' disappointing relegation to the Championship last season

Manchester United welcome Brentford to Old Trafford for their third consecutive home game in the space of a week with Erik ten Hag keen to arrest an alarming slump in form

More left Hillsborough in the summer after leading Sheffield Wednesday to promotion back to the Championship

Max Verstappen has urged Formula 1 to relax the current rules on sprint weekends ahead of a huge weekend of racing in Qatar, with the Red Bull star on the verge of the drivers' title

A LOOK BACK: Erik ten Hag stamped his authority on the Manchester United squad following their infamous 4-0 defeat to Brentford last season, dropping Cristiano Ronaldo and Harry Maguire

Jobe Bellingham is continuing his development at Sunderland his new manager has been impressed by the midfielder's progress

Leeds take on Bristol City on Saturday looking to go into the international break on the front foot

Luton Town face a tough test on Saturday, with high-flying Spurs making the trip to Kenilworth Road hoping to continue their unbeaten start to the Premier League season

The Spurs boss said technology in football is only reason he is happy to be 58 years old rather than a younger man as he questions direction game is heading in